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Ceramic Wall Lining Composites with IR Radiation Reflecting Properties
The subject-matter of the present invention relates to a method for producing
coated
substrates with IR radiation reflecting properties, and to substrates which
can be
obtained by the aforementioned method.
Since the origin of human settlement, attempts have been made either to keep
heat
inside houses or to prevent it from entering. In the past, for example, some
stabilization of the internal temperature of a house has been achieved using
two walls
separated by an air gap.
It is known that mirrors reflect both visible light and IR radiation. However,
it is not
practicable to line a room with mirrors.
Metal foils, which are fitted behind plaster in a room, constitute a means
known for
many years for reducing heat loss, particularly behind heaters. A
disadvantage,
however, is the poor adhesion of the metal foils to the plaster or a wall.
Coatings with IR radiation reflecting substances are likewise known. A
disadvantage,
however, is that such coatings always lead to one-colored surfaces, which are
often
glossy. Decoration is not freely selectable.
The introduction of metal powder into building materials very often leads to
corrosion
problems. These are often manifested by loss of the building substance's
mechanical
properties and/or discolorations.
It is a technical object of the present invention to overcome the
disadvantages of the
prior art, and in particular to provide a coated substrate having IR radiation
reflecting
properties and a method for its production, with which shielding against IR
radiation is
reliably ensured, the substrate can be produced more cost-effectively and with
which
the lining of rooms is simplified. A further intention is to reduce the
quantitative
proportion of substance which effects the IR radiation shielding.
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The technical object of the present invention is achieved by a method for
coating
substrates, comprising the steps of:
a) preparing a substrate,
b) applying a composition onto at least one side of the substrate, the
composition
containing an inorganic compound, the inorganic compound containing at least
one metal and/or semimetal selected from the group Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Nb, V, Cr,
Mo,
W, Mn, Fe, Co, B, At, In, TI, Si, Ge, Sn, Zn, Pb, Sb, Bi or mixtures thereof
and at
least one element selected from the group Te, Se, S, 0, Sb, As, P, N, C, Ga or
mixtures thereof,
c) drying the composition applied in step b),
d) applying at least one coating onto the at least one side of the
substrate onto
which the composition was applied in step b), the coating containing a silane
of
the general formula (Z1)Si(OR)3, where Z1 is R, OR or Gly (Gly=3-
glycidyloxypropyl) and R is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms
and
all R may be identical or different, oxide particles selected from the oxides
of Ti,
Si, Zr, Al, Y, Sn, Zn, Ce or mixtures thereof, and an initiator, the coating
preferably containing 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and/or
3-
aminopropyltriethoxysilane and/or
N-2-aminoethyI-3-
aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, and
e) drying the coating applied in step d),
the composition of step b) and/or the coating of step d) containing at least
one IR
radiation reflecting pigment and the IR radiation reflecting pigment
comprising a
core, an electrical current conducting layer containing tin oxides and/or
titanium
oxides being applied on the core.
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According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a
method for
producing a coated substrate having IR radiation reflecting properties,
comprising the
steps of: a) providing a substrate; b) applying a composition onto at least
one side of
the substrate, which composition comprises a liquid and an inorganic compound
containing at least one metal or semimetal selected from the group consisting
of Sc,
Y Ti, Zr, Nb, V, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, B, Al, In, TI, Si, Ge, Sn, Zn, Pb, Sb
and Bi and
at least one element selected from the group consisting of Te, Se, S, 0, Sb,
As, P, N,
C and Ga; c) drying the composition applied in step b); d) applying at least
one
coating onto the at least one side of the substrate onto which the composition
was
applied in step b), the coating containing: a silane of the general formula
(Z1)Si(OR)3,
where Z1 is R, OR or 3-glycidyloxypropyl and R is an alkyl radical having from
1 to 18
carbon atoms and R groups may be identical or different; particles of an oxide
of Ti,
Si, Zr, Al, Y, Sn, Zn, Ce or mixtures thereof, and an initiator; and e) drying
the coating
applied in step d), wherein at least one of the composition of step b) and the
coating
of step d) contains at least one IR radiation reflecting pigment whose
particles
comprise a core and an electrical current conducting layer containing at least
one of
tin oxide and titanium oxide.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided
a coated
substrate having IR radiation reflecting properties, which comprises: A) a
substrate;
B) a layer of an inorganic compound on the substrate, wherein the inorganic
compound contains at least one metal or semimetal selected from the group
consisting of Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Nb, V, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, B, Al, In, TI, Si,
Ge, Sn, Zn,
Pb, Sb and Bi and at least one element selected from the group consisting of
Te, Se,
0, Sb, As, P, N, C and Ga; and C) a further layer on the inorganic compound
layer,
wherein the further layer is obtained by drying a coating containing: a silane
of the
general formula (Z1)Si(OR)3, where Z1 is R, OR or 3-glycidyloxypropyl and R is
an
alkyl radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms and R groups may be identical
or
different; particles of an oxide of Ti, Si, Zr, Al, Y, Sn, Zn, Ce or mixtures
thereof, and
an initiator, wherein at least one of the inorganic compound layer and the
further
layer contains at least one IR radiation reflecting pigment comprising a core
and an
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electrical current conducting layer containing at least one of tin oxide and
titanium
oxide applied on the core.
The method of the present invention is not limited to any specific substrates.
The
substrates may be either open-pored or closed-pored. The substrate in step a)
may
preferably be a flexible and/or rigid substrate. In a preferred embodiment,
the
substrate in step a) is a cloth, a fabric, a mesh, a foil, a textile and/or
sheet metal. It
is also preferable for the substrate to be a paper substrate.
Preferably, the substrate in step a) is essentially thermally stable at a
temperature of
more than 100 C. In a further preferred embodiment, the substrate in step a)
is
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essentially thermally stable under the drying conditions of step c) and/or e).
In this
context, the term "thermally stable" is intended to mean that the structure of
the
substrate is essentially unchanged by drying the applied coatings.
In a preferred embodiment, the inorganic compound of step b) is selected from
Ti02,
A1203, Si02, Zr02, Y203, BC, SiC, Fe203, SIN, SIP, alumosilicates, aluminum
phosphates, zeolites, partially exchanged zeolites or mixtures thereof.
Preferred
zeolites are e.g. ZSM-5, Na-ZSM-5 or Fe-ZSM-5, or amorphous microporous mixed
oxides which may contain up to 20 per cent of non-hydrolyzable organic
compounds,
e.g. vanadium oxide-silicon oxide glass or aluminum oxide-silicon oxide-
methylsilicon
sesquioxide glasses.
The inorganic compound of step b) preferably has a particle size of from 1 nm
to
10,000 nm, more preferably from 5 nm to 5000 nm, preferably from 10 nm to 2000
nm,
in a further preferred embodiment from 10 to 1000 nm, preferably from 15 nm to
700 nm and most preferably from 20 nm to 500 nm. It may be preferable that the
inorganic compound is a composite material comprising at least two particle
size
fractions of the inorganic compound. It may likewise be preferable for the
inorganic compound to comprise at least two particle size fractions of at
least two
inorganic compounds. The particle size ratio may be from 1:1 to 1:10,000,
preferably
from 1:1 to 1:100. The quantity ratio of the particle size factions in the
composition of
step b) may preferably be from 0.01:1 to 1:0.01. The composition of step b) is
preferably a suspension, which is preferably an aqueous suspension. The
suspension
may preferably contain a liquid selected from water, alcohol, acid or a
mixture thereof.
The inorganic compound of step b) is preferably obtained by hydrolyzing a
precursor
of the inorganic compound containing the metal and/or semimetal. The
hydrolysis may
be carried out e.g. using water and/or alcohol. An initiator which is
preferably an acid
or base, and which is preferably an aqueous acid or base, may be present
during the
hydrolysis.
The precursor of the inorganic compound is preferably selected from metal
nitrate,
. metal halide, metal carbonate, metal alcoholate, metal halide, semimetal
alcoholate or
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mixtures thereof. Preferred precursors are e.g. titanium alcoholates, e.g.
titanium
isopropylate, silicon alcoholates, e.g. tetraethoxysilane, zirconium
alcoholates.
Preferred metal nitrates are e.g. zirconium nitrate. In a preferred
embodiment, the
composition contains at least half the molar ratio of water, water vapor or
ice in
relation to the hydrolyzable precursor, expressed in terms of the hydrolyzable
group of
the precursor.
In a preferred embodiment, the composition of step b) is a sol. In a preferred
embodiment it is possible to use commercially available sols, e.g. titanium
nitrate sol
zirconium nitrate sol or silica sol.
In a further preferred embodiment, the electrical current conducting layer of
the IR
radiation reflecting pigment contains tin oxide and/or titanium oxide doped
with at least
one halogen, the halogen preferably being selected from fluorine, chlorine,
bromine,
iodine or mixtures thereof.
Preferably, the core of the IR radiation reflecting pigment is encapsulated
essentially
fully or preferably fully by the electrically conductive layer.
In a preferred embodiment, the at least one IR radiation reflecting pigment is
contained in the composition of step b). Further preferably, the at least one
IR
radiation reflecting pigment is contained in the coating of step d).
Preferably, the at
least one IR radiation reflecting pigment is contained in the composition of
step b) and
in the coating of step d).
The core of the IR radiation reflecting pigment may contain metal oxides
and/or silicon
oxides. The core may or may not be in the form of platelets. Cores in the form
of
platelets, which are preferred, preferably have an extent of less than 500 pm
in the
principal dimension and in particular less than 250 pm, and the thickness is
preferably
less than 10 pm, in particular not more the 5 pm and more particularly from
0.1 pm to
3 pm. The ratio (aspect ratio) of the extent in the principal dimension to the
thickness
is preferably more than 3 and more preferably more than 5 for substrates in
platelet
form.
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The core may contain e.g. Si02 and/or metal oxides e.g. Fe203, h02, MT103,
where
M = Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, and/or A1203, and/or BaSO4 and/or CaSO4. The core is
preferably
based on substrates which are in platelet form and/or transparent or
semitransparent,
5 e.g. mica, talc, kaolin, glass or other silicate materials. Metal
platelets, e.g. aluminum
platelets or metal oxides in platelet form, e.g. iron oxide or bismuth
oxychloride in
platelet form, may furthermore constitute the core.
At least one insulating layer is preferably arranged between the core of the
IR
radiation reflecting pigment and the electrical current conducting layer. The
insulating
layer may preferably contain a hydrated silicon dioxide layer or another
insoluble
silicate. This insulating layer is preferably applied according to the method
specified in
EP 0,375,575. The core may nevertheless preferably be coated first with one or
more
layers of e.g. chromium oxide, iron oxide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide,
tin oxide
and/or further colorless or colored metal oxides.
The insulating layer preferably contains about 3-6 wt.% S102, and more
preferably
about 5 wt.% Si02, expressed in terms of the total mass of the IR radiation
reflecting
pigment.
In a preferred embodiment, the material of which the insulating layer is made
has a
conductivity of less than 10-6 S/cm, more preferably less than 5x10-7 S/cm and
most
preferably less than 10-7 S/cm. The conductivity may be determined according
to the
teaching of DE 42 13 747 Al, the resistivity being converted into the
conductivity.
The electrical current conducting layer may contain either tin oxide or
titanium oxide
doped with halogen or a mixture of the aforementioned oxides. It is possible
to use
arbitrarily composed mixed oxides of Sn02_x Xx and/or T102_x Xx, X being
selected
from fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine or mixtures thereof and x being less
than 2 and
more than 0.
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The electrical current conducting layer may preferably also contain further
metal
oxides e.g. chromium oxide, iron oxide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, tin
oxide,
e.g. in order to increase the mechanical stability.
The electrical current conducting layer preferably has a resistivity of from 5
to
2x105 S2 cm. The resistivity may be determined according to the teaching of
DE 42 13 747 Al.
The IR radiation reflecting pigment preferably has a reflectivity of more than
75% on
average, more preferably more than 80% on average, in particular more than 85%
on
average and preferably more than 90% on average in the wavelength range of
from
4000 nm to 20 000 nm. The expression on average means that there is a
reflection in
said range as a mean value over the specified wavelength range.
The IR radiation reflecting pigment preferably has a mass-average particle
size of less
than 500 pm, more preferably from 100 pm to 500 pm and most preferably from
200 pm to 500 pm.
The IR radiation reflecting pigment may be prepared according to the teaching
of
DE 42 13 747 A1.
The composition of step b) preferably contains an initiator. The initiator may
preferably
be an acid or base, which is preferably an aqueous acid or base.
The composition of step b) is preferably produced by firstly preparing a
dispersion/suspension of the inorganic compound. The IR radiation reflecting
pigment
is then subsequently dispersed in it.
The drying of the composition in step c) is preferably carried out by heating
to a
temperature of between 50 C and 1000 C. In a preferred embodiment, it is dried
for
from 1 minute to 2 hours at a temperature of from 50 C to 100 C.
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In another preferred embodiment, the drying is carried out for from 1 second
to 10
minutes at a temperature of from 100 C to 800 C in step d).
The drying of step c) may be carried out by means of warmed air, hot air,
infrared
radiation, microwave radiation or electrically generated heat.
In a preferred embodiment, R in the general formula (Z1)Si(OR)3 is an alkyl
radical
having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and/or 18
carbon atoms.
In a preferred embodiment, the coating of step d) contains a second silane of
the
general formula (Z2)Si(OR)4, where R' is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6
carbon
atoms and Z2 is HaFbCn, a and b being whole numbers, all R may be identical or
different, a+b=1+2n, z = 1 or 2 and n is from Ito 16, or for the case that Z1
Gly, Z2 is
Am (Am=3-aminopropyl) with z = 1. Preferably, n is 1,2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10,
11, 12,
13, 14, 15 and/or 16. In a preferred embodiment, R' in the general formula
(Z2)Si(OR)3
is an alkyl radical having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 carbon atoms.
In a further preferred embodiment, the coating of step d) contains 3-
glycidyloxypropyltriethoxysilane and/or 3-glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane as
the
silane and/or 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and/or 3-
aminopropyltriethoxysilane
and/or N-2-aminoethy1-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (DAMO) as the second
silane.
The coating of step d) preferably contains tetraethoxysilane as the silane and
a silane
of the formula (HaFbCn)zSi(OR)4_z as the second silane, where a and b are
whole
numbers, a+b = 1+2n, z is 1 or 2, n is from 1 to 16 and all R' may be
identical or
different, all R'preferably being identical and containing from 1 to 6 carbon
atoms.
The coating of step d) more preferably contains tetraethoxysilane,
methyltriethoxysilane, octyltriethoxysilane and/or hexadecyltrimethoxysilane
as the
silane and/or 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluoroctyltriethoxysilane as
the second
silane.
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In a preferred embodiment, the coating of step d) contains an acid or base as
initiator,
which is preferably an aqueous acid or base.
The surface of the oxide particles contained in the coating of step d) is
preferably
hydrophobic. There are preferably organic radicals X1+2nCn bound to silicon
atoms on
the surface of the oxide particles of the coating of step d), when n is from 1
to 20 and
X is hydrogen and/or fluorine. The organic radicals may be identical or
different.
Preferably, n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19 and/or 20.
The groups bound to silicon atoms are preferably methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl
and/or
pentyl groups. In a particularly preferred embodiment, trimethylsilyl groups
are bound
to the surface of the oxide particles. The organic residues may preferably be
cleaved,
and more preferably hydrolyzed.
The oxide particles of the coating of step d) may be selected from the oxides
of Ti, Si,
Zr, Al, Y, Sn, Zn, Ce or contain mixtures thereof. Preferably, the oxide
particles of the
coating of step d) are partially hydrolyzed on the surface of the oxide
particles under
the reaction conditions of step d). Reactive centers are preferably formed
thereby,
which react with the organic silicon compounds of the coating of step d).
These
organic silicon compounds may be bound covalently to the oxide particles by
e.g. ¨0-
bonds during the drying of step e). The oxide particles are thereby
crosslinked with the
cured coating. Therefore, the layer thickness of the cured coating can
surprisingly be
increased further.
The oxide particles may have an average particle size of from 10 to 1000 nm,
preferably from 20 to 500 nm, more preferably from 30 to 250 nm. If the
coating is to
be transparent and/or colorless, then it is preferable to use only oxide
particles which
have an average particle size of from 10 to 250 nm. The average particle size
refers to
the particle size of the primary particles or, if the oxides are present as
aggregates, to
the size of the aggregates. The particle size is determined by light
scattering methods,
for example using a device of the type HORIBA LB 550 (from Retsch
Technology).
The coating of step d) preferably contains a polymer. In the coating of step
d), the
polymer preferably has a mean mass-average molecular weight of at least 3000
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g/mol. The mean mass-average molecular weight is preferably at least 5000
g/mol,
more preferably at least 6000 g/mol and most preferably at least 10,000 g/mol.
The polymer of the coating of step d) preferably has an average degree of
polymerization of at least 50. In a further preferred embodiment, the average
degree
of polymerization is at least 80, more preferably at least 95 and most
preferably at
least 150. The polymer of the coating of step d) is preferably selected from
polyamide,
polyester, epoxy resins, melamine-formaldehyde condensate, urethane-polyol
resin or
mixtures thereof.
Enough coating is preferably applied onto the substrate in step d) for there
to be a
layer of the dried coating with a layer thickness of from 0.05 to 10 pm after
drying in
step e). There is preferably a coating of step d) with a layer thickness of
from 0.1 pm
to 9 pm, more preferably from 0.2 pm to 8 pm and most preferably from 0.3 pm
to 7
pm on the dried substrate.
The drying of the coating in step e) may be carried out by any method which is
known
to the person skilled in the art. In particular, the drying may be carried out
in an oven.
The drying is more preferably carried out with a hot air oven, circulating air
oven,
microwave oven or by infrared irradiation. In particular, the drying may
preferably be
carried out with the method and the drying times of step c). In a preferred
embodiment, the coating of step e) is dried by heating to a temperature of
between
50 C and 1000 C.
In a further preferred embodiment, at least one further coating may be applied
before
the application of the coating in step b) and/or d). This further coating may
e.g. be an
impression. Such an impression may be applied by any printing method which is
familiar to the person skilled in the art, in particular the offset printing
method, flexo
printing method, tampon printing or inkjet printing method.
In a further embodiment, at least one further coating may be applied after the
application of the coating in step d). This further coating is not limited and
may be any
coating which is known to the person skilled in the art. In particular, this
coating may
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any
method which is familiar to the person skilled in the art, in particular the
offset printing
method, flexo printing method, tampon printing or inkjet printing method.
5 Coated substrates of the present invention surprisingly exhibit a very
high flexibility. If
the substrate is flexible, then the substrate can be bent without destroying
or tearing
the applied coatings. In particular, coatings may thereby be applied onto
flexible
nonwovens which fit to the surface contour of a background, without
detrimentally
affecting the coating. As mentioned above, a very wide variety of protective
layers can
10 be applied as a coating, in particular layers protecting against
aggressive chemicals or
dirt-repellent coatings. A decoration may, as a further advantage, be freely
selected.
It is surprising that the coated substrates of the present invention exhibit
sufficient
reflection shielding against IR radiation. The coated substrates can be used
as a
substitute for the means known in the prior art for reflection/shielding rooms
against IR
radiation. The coated substrates of the present invention can furthermore be
produced
more efficiently than those of the prior art.
The coated substrate is preferably wallpaper for lining rooms.